(Hinduism) one of the earthly forms in which
Vishnu (one of the three
major gods of the
Hindu religion) is said to have
sent his will to the
world. Krishna is often depicted as a handsome young
man playing a
flute.
incarnation of
Vishnu, one of the three
chief deities of
Hinduism. In Bhagavad-
Gita, a
major Hindu religious poem written sometime between the
fifth and
second century b.c., Krishna appeared as the charioteer for Arjuna, a
general about to fight an
epic battle. In his dialogue with Arjuna, Krishna conveys the teachings of
God as they relate to Arjuna's
situation. He spoke of
immortality through
birth and rebirth, of the essential
beingness of
God in every person which does not die with the
body and cannot be affected by the feelings of the
body, such as
heat and
cold,
pleasure and
pain, and of how one must accept these feelings with an even
mind if one is to be worthy of
immortality.
(in
Hindu religion) incarnation of
Vishnu, one of the three
chief gods.
Vishnu is regarded by his worshippers as the preserver of the
world.